Meaning & use
Phenylamine
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An organic compound consisting of an amino group attached to a benzene ring, more commonly known as aniline.
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Phenylamine is used as a starting material in the manufacture of dyes and rubber chemicals.
The lab technician handled the phenylamine carefully due to its toxicity.
A note on using this word
Phenylamine is the systematic chemical name for aniline, a compound central to the dye industry since the nineteenth century.
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aniline
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